Method of forming cuff-buttons.



J. L. HERZOG. METHOD OF FORMING CUFF BUTTONS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1913.

1,170,064. Patented Feb. 1, 1916.

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JOSEPH L. I-IERZOG, OF NEW YORK, Y.

METHOD OF FORMING- CUFF-BUTTONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 30, 1913. Serial No. 764,547. 9

To all whomz'tmay concern: l

Be it known that I, Josnrn L. Hnnzoe,

a citizen of the United States, and a' resiticularly to that style or type thereof commonly known as a link button, the object being to ClGYlSe a ,method wherein such a button maybe formed of a single,cont1n- .uous piece of filled gol.d, and in such a mannerthat that portion of the surface thereof which is exposedto view and wear will be entirely covered or protected by the, precious metal.

In Letters Patent heretofore granted to me on December 20th, 1910, and numbered 979,163, I have illustrated andfdes'cribed a method of forming link cuif buttons particularly adapted'for the production of the same from a single, continuous piece of gold or precious metal. This method, however, would not sutiice for the production of the article from filled gold, in tha'tit would leave exposed to view portions of thebase metal and thereby render the completed an ticle unsightly in appearance. In carrying out my present method, all portions, or practically all portions, of the surface of. the article exposed to View and wear, are coveredorprotected by the precious metal forming a part of the filled stock, thereby lending to the completed button the appearance of being made of solid gold. The results of the several steps of the method I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a face view of a piece of filled stock, Fig. 2 representinga section thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig."1'; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the article resulting from the first stepin the process, and Fig. 4 a sectional View thereof taken on the line l -4 of 3; Fig. 5 is a face view, Fig. 6 a sectional View taken on the line 6 -6. of Fig. and; illustrating thevbutton at another stagegof' its formation, and Fig. 7 representing a sectional view taken on the line 77 of Fig..-

5; Figs. 8 and 9 are respectively plan and sectional Views showing the button at the next stage of its formation, the sectional.

view in Fig. 9 beingtaken on the line 99 of Fig. 8; Fig. 10 is a plan view showing the button at the next stage of formation; Fig. 11 a sectional viewthereoftaken on the line 1111 of Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a plan view showing the button at its next stage of formation; Fig. 13 is a planview of the button shown in the next stage of its for mation, that is,.with the trimmed edges turned up or cupped; andFig; 14 is asec- Patented Feb. 1,1916.

tional view thereof taken on the line 14 14 of Fig. 13; Fig. l3 is anenlarged cross.

sectional view taken through the post of the button in the stage of formation, as illus-.

trated in Fig. 13, it being noted. that one of the thin fins ofmetal, which extend from the post, is turned in against the post, so as to'form a part thereof, while'the other of the fins is left in its pro ected position,

for the purpose of illustration; Fig. 15 shows a plan View ofthe-loutton in its next stage of format1on,the side edges of the two plates being curled or bent over;v and Fig. l6 a V I sectional View thereof taken on the line l616 of Fig. 1 5; Fig. 17 is an edgeview of the finished button, showing the relative positions of the two plates to each other;

Referringto the drawings, it will be seen that I start with apiece of stool; 20 pro- ,vided with a rib 21, the latter ultimately forming the post or bar of the button.

' theoretical disposition of the thin film of metal formed on the post 85, is illustrated in Fig. 13*, wherein it will apparent that the thin film is of such minute thickness as to be constituted almost entirely of precious One of, the thin filmsis turned up metal.

against the post, as at, 35 so as to merge into the surface thereof, while the other is 'left in its extended position,- for purposes of illustration. This piece of stock 20. is

what is usually-known and referredto "asv filled gold, by which is meant stock c0mprising an inner plate 22 of base metal and outer plates 23 of precious metal, the stock being rolled down to the proper thickness,

in accordance with the article to beinade therefrom. In the several steps of the method or process of. forming the button, I v

utilize suitable; dies, unnecessary to be hereinv illustrated, as the results of these several steps are-clearly illustrated in the several figures of the drawings. From the piece of stock 201 stamp'or cut the blank illustrated in Figs." 3 and 4:, that is, a blank comprising the partially formed disks 21-, 25,

' connectedby the thickened portion 26. This Figs. 5 and 6, the stock being materially reduced in thickness and the disks 24 25 somewhat enlarged, the metal in the thickened central portion 27 being slightly curved upwardly, as illustrated in section in Figs. 6 and/Z. It is to be understood that the term disk is used in its broad sense, and refers to an element not necessarily limited to circular configuration, but to an element of relatively thin material of square, oval, circular, or of any desired outline. The button thus partlally formed .is then given the ,shape as illustrated in Figs. 8 and 9, wherein the central portions 28 are given a further partial shape of the finished button, the

central "portion 29; being also partially formed into the shape of a post. The edgesv of thls partially formed button are'then cut or 'trimmed'as illustrated in Figs. 10 and '1-1, a thin fin 30 being left connected with thepost 31. The edges'of the disks are than further trimmed as illustrated in Fig. 12,

the disks 32 being givena'further partial formation, the fin 33 being reduced. in'thickness until it results in a minute film of metal of practically no thickness Whatever. By the 30 "next. operation this thin film of metal is turnedup against the post '35, Fig. 13, .the

p 1 edge of the'iilm being represented by the line 35 14:, the edges 36 of the disks being atthesame time turnedupwardly, as also illustrated in said figure section in 141. By

the next operationthese edges are curled over as illustrated at 37 gs. 15 and 1.6, thereby 'hldlng from view the raw edges of the stock,

the button being then finished as illustratedin Fig. 17 by bending the two disks,

38 at a proper angletoeach other. By this method it will be understood that each. and all portions of the surface of the button eX-' posed to view and-wear are covered or protected'by precious metal, the raw edges of the stock forming the outer periphery 'of the disks being curled or bent under in order tohide them, the resulting button. comprising the'disks 38, being formed ofcomparatively thin metal, and the connecting -'post 39 of comparatively thick metal. This [,button when completed' has practically the same appearance and finish as that patented "to me. on the 25th'day of October, 1910,

and numbered "973,864, and is possessedef all the characteristics thereof regarding strength and durab1l1ty,but, by reason of Copies of this patent may be obtained for'fivecents each, by addressing the I Washingtbn,1). 0." I

said blank, the metal between said disks being removed adjacent the post and the resulting edge of said metal forced against the sides of said post, then curling the edges of said disks over to conceal the extreme edges'ofthe'same, and finally bending said disks at'an angle to each other.

2. The method hereinbefore described of forming cuff buttons from' a single, continuous piece ofv metal, consisting in first cutting from a ribbed blank of filled stock the partially formed button, th e;thinnerportions of said blank forming the disks, and the rib of said blank forming the connecting bar between-said disks; secondly, completing the formation of the'thickened connecting bar between said disks by-returning the resulting edge against said bar,

then cupping and curling the outer edge of said disks to conceal, the extreme edges thereof from View, and finally bending the disks at an angle to each other to form the completed button. r I

. 3. The method hereinbefore described of. forming cuff buttons, comprising-the partial formation of the disks from a single, continuous piece of filled ribbed'stock, the disks being formed of the thinner portions of said stock, and the connecting .bar from the rib of said stock, reducing the thickness of the metal between said disks and adacent said bar to less than that of the d sks, removing this thin metal andpressing the resulting edge against the sides of said bar,

, and finally bending the disks at anangle to each other to form the'completed button. .Signe'dat New York, borough ofMaIihattan, in the county of New York and ,Stateof New York, this 25'th day of April, A. D. 1913. I V i Witnesses: A.-'V. WVALSH, "R. N. FLINT.

Commissioner of Patents.

Josnrn L. mazes. l 

